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Medicare Equity for Veterans Act of 2002
1/16/2023, 12:47 AM
Congressional Summary of S 2233
Medicare Equity for Veterans Act of 2002 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to authorize the Secretaries of Health and Human Services (HHS) and of Veterans Affairs (VA), under a new Medicare Subvention Project for Veterans, to establish a demonstration project under which the HHS Secretary shall reimburse the VA Secretary from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund for Medicare health care services furnished to targeted Medicare-eligible veterans who volunteer for such project. Requires the demonstration project to be conducted at up to ten sites jointly designated by the Secretaries. Directs the VA Secretary to establish and operate coordinated care health plans to provide benefits to the enrolled veterans consistent with the program under SSA title XVIII part C (Medicare+Choice).
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Current Status of Bill S 2233
Bill S 2233 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since April 23, 2002. Bill S 2233 was introduced during Congress 107 and was introduced to the Senate on April 23, 2002. Bill S 2233's most recent activity was Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. as of April 23, 2002
Bipartisan Support of Bill S 2233
Total Number of Sponsors
1Democrat Sponsors
0Republican Sponsors
1Unaffiliated Sponsors
0Total Number of Cosponsors
21Democrat Cosponsors
12Republican Cosponsors
8Unaffiliated Cosponsors
1Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill S 2233
Primary Policy Focus
HealthPotential Impact Areas
- Access to health care
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Coinsurance
- Collection of accounts
- Congress
- Congressional investigations
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Demography
- Economics and Public Finance
- Families
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Government trust funds
- Health maintenance organizations
- Hospital rates
- Housing and Community Development
- Managed care
- Medical economics
- Medical fees
- Medicare
- Medicare managed care
- Performance measurement
- Preferred provider organizations (Medical care)
- Prescription pricing
- Prospective payment systems (Medical care)
- Quality of care
- Rural health
- Social Welfare
- Veterans' hospitals
- Veterans' medical care
Alternate Title(s) of Bill S 2233
Medicare Equity for Veterans Act of 2002
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a medicare subvention demonstration project for veterans.
Medicare Equity for Veterans Act of 2002
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Sponsors and Cosponsors of S 2233
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